Belleair Coffee Company & Roastery, Belleair Bluffs I had an early appointment for a lab draw this cold Valentine morning. On the way there I was listening to a podcast, Live Free Creative by Miranda Anderson. She just turned 39 and was talking about making a 4 before 40 list. She went over ideas from Read More
Posts by Charlotte
Artist, writer, real estate agent, nature lover, mother, wife
Family, Food and Fighting
With a title like that you know I’m talking about Thanksgiving. I have a big Southern family. My amazing grandmother is still our matriarch at the age of 96. She’s has 4 children, 8 grandchildren (of which I’m the oldest and only girl, can we say spoiled?), 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson. This doesn’t Read More
Leftover Turkey and Wild Rice Soup
Makes 6-8 servings. 4 tablespoons butter or olive oil2 carrots, chopped1 large onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, sliced 8 ounces sliced mushrooms, chopped 2 cups spinach, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced ¼ cup flour or 2 tablespoons cornstarch for gluten-free 4–6 cups turkey or chicken stock (so much better with turkey stock made fresh from Read More
Why not now?
Bucket Lists…do you have one? I think everyone has some sort of vague idea of things they’d like to do before ‘kicking the bucket.” I did one of my things last week. I dyed my hair pink. I know that’s a tame one for a bucket list but I have wanted to do this since Read More
Not Lacking, Just Impatient
The Coffee Mill, Largo, FL This little gem is tucked away off the main roads at the edge of Largo. Looks like they are opening tours of a roasting room fairly soon. That seems like a neat feature to have a coffee house roast their own beans. I’ve spent this past weekend and the early Read More
48 not 38
Indian Shores Coffee, Indian Shores, Florida This is my first venture out to a coffee shop since the pandemic shut so much down this year. I have to admit I haven’t been as motivated to head out for coffee since I moved. My back porch is very inviting and my favorite coffee hangout these days. Read More
Update During the Shutdown
Front Porch, Largo, FL When I wrote my first Coffee House Conversation almost 2 months ago, I envisioned visiting a new or favorite coffee shop every week. And then the world stopped. In all fairness, I was missing the weekly deadline all on my own. I did visit one other place before the Covid-19 lockdown, Read More
Taking Advantage of a Quick Stop
Astoria Pastry Shop, Belleair Bluffs, FL I decided I needed a coffee one afternoon while running errands. Astoria Pastry Shop is tucked away amidst some smaller shops in Belleair Bluffs. It took me one drive by and a u-turn to find it but I was glad I did! I sat outside in their small courtyard Read More
I’m a Writer
Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Co., Winter Park, FL This was always the image I had in my head when I became a ‘writer.’ I’m sitting outside a nice coffee house. When I became a ‘writer,’ I would sit in casual coffee cafes and tea houses, smartly writing away. My fingers would be flying over the Read More
Tampa Riverwalk
Warm sun on my face, gentle breeze, sunlight shimmering on the water…this was my birthday ‘outing’ this year. I had seen the Tampa Riverwalk mentioned briefly in the tourists’ guides but didn’t read much about it before we set off. Being a long-time resident of Texas, I had visions of the San Antonio Riverwalk in Read More